Write Equations of lines when given two points & Write equations of lines from a graph

Abby G, Anna M, Sarah K, Sibel A.

Period - 4

Slope - Intercept Equation : y = mx + b

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y- intercept line crosses x- axis

Slope when Given two points :


Point-Slope Equation: for a given point (X1, Y1) and slope m; (Y - Y1) = m(X - X1) leave alone



EX: Write the equation of a line passing through the point (3, 7) that is parallel to the line that equals y = 5x + 6
(Y - Y1) = m(X - X1)
(Y - 7) = 5(X - 3)
y - 7 = 5x -15
y = 5x - 8
M = 5 because if a line is parallel to a line the two lines have the same slope


Problems:

  1. What is the slope of the line for the points (2, 3) and (9, 6)? What is the equation of the line for point (9, 6)?
  2. What is the slope of the line for the points (3, 2) and (2, 3)? What is the equation of the line for point (3, 3)?
  3. What is the slope of the line for the points ( 5, 0) and (4, 1)? What is the equation of the line for point ( 3, 7)?



Answers:

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Explanations:
  1. Using the slope formula the slope of a line can be determined using two different points, in the slope formula Y2 subtracted from Y1 is over X2 subtracted from X1. The answer is the slope of the two points, in this case the slope is 3/7. The slope can then be applied to the Point-Slope Equation, (Y - Y1) = m(X - X1) along with one of the points to determine the equation of the line, in this problem the equation for the point (9, 6) is asked for. The X and Y of the point and the slope is then plugged into the equation making the equation be; (y - 6) = 3/7(x - 9). From there the equation is worked like a problem. 3/7 is multiplied with x and -9 to get 3/7x -27/7 and 6 is added to -27/7, making the equation of the line be y = 3/7x - 69/7.



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Point-Slope Equation of a Line
yy1 = m(xx1), where m is the slope and (x1, y1) is a point on the line. Point-slope is the form used most often when finding the equation of a line.

Problem-
1. Find the equation of the line that passes through the points (–2, 4) and (1, 2).


Answer-
1.
slope m = -2/3
slope m = -2/3


Now I have the slope and two points. I know I can find the equation (by solving first for "b") if I have a point and the slope. So I need to pick one of the points (it doesn't matter which one), and use it to solve for b. Using the point (–2, 4), I get:
y = mx + b
4 = (– 2/3)(–2) + b
4 = 4/3 + b
4 – 4/3 = b
12/3 – 4/3 = b
b = 8/3
...so y = ( – 2/3 ) x + 8/3.
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RISE RUN
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This is called rise over run. Rise is the vertical area between one point to another. The run point is the horizontal spaces between one point and the other run. You put the number of the rise over the number of the run. In the picture above the equation would be 2/2. That would then equal 1.


3.5 Write and Graph Equations of Lines
  1. Slope for two given points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2); m = y2-y1/x2-x1
  2. Slope Intercept Equation: y = mx + b; y and x- leave alone, m- slope, b- y intercept
  3. Point-Slope Equation: for a given point, (x1, y1) and slope, m; (y-y1) = m (x-x1)
- y and x ---> leave alone, y1 and x1 ---> point that is along the line

RISE/RUN = SLOPE

Ex: Write an equation of the line passing through the point (17, -6) that is parallel to the line with the equation y = -2x+5

Answer: (y+6) = -2(x-17)
y+6 = -2x+34
y = -2x+28, this is according to the point-slope equation given above, (just use the same slope for parallel lines).

Ex: Write an equation of the line passing through point (-14, 5) that is perpendicular to the line with the equation y = -3/2x-13/2

Answer: (y-5) = 2/3(x+14)
y-5 = 2/3x+28/3
y = 2/3x+14, this is according to the point-slope equation given above, (just use the opposite slope and negate it).

Ex: Write an equation for the line drawn.

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Answer: y = 2/3x + 11/2, because the y intercept is 5 and ½ (11/2) and the slope is 2/3